Electron‐Rich Oxycarbenes: New Synthetic and Catalytic Applications beyond Group 6 Fischer Carbene Complexes

G Zhou, Z Guo, X Shen - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oxycarbenes have emerged as useful intermediates in synthetic chemistry. Compared to the
widely studied oxycarbene metal complexes bearing Group 6 metals, the synthetic and …

Recent progress and perspectives in photo-induced organic reactions of acylsilanes

WP Hong, HN Lim, I Shin - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Acylsilanes have been utilized in various transformations for the synthesis of functionalized
organosilicon derivatives due to their importance in medicinal and materials science. This …

Photocatalyzed Cascade Reactions of Cyclopropanols and α‐Trifluoromethyl‐Substituted Olefins for the Synthesis of Fused gem‐Difluorooxetanes

Y Zhang, Y Niu, Y Guo, J Wang, Y Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorinated fused rings are challenging to construct from simple starting materials. Herein,
we report the first photocatalyzed cascade reactions of readily available cyclopropanols and …

Diastereoselective Transfer of Tri (di) fluoroacetylsilanes‐Derived Carbenes to Alkenes

Y Zhang, G Zhou, X Gong, Z Guo, X Qi… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stereoselective cyclopropanation reaction of alkenes is usually achieved by metal
complexes via singlet‐metal‐carbene intermediates. However, previous transition‐metal …

Synthesis of Cyclopropenols Enabled by Visible‐Light‐Induced Organocatalyzed [2+ 1] Cyclization

G Zhou, X Shen - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although the synthesis of common cyclopropenes has been well studied, the access to
cyclopropenols is rather limited. Herein, we report the first synthesis of α‐trifluoromethylated …

Cu/SaBox‐Catalyzed Photoinduced Coupling of Acylsilanes with Alkynes

L Zheng, X Guo, YC Li, Y Wu, XS Xue… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The transition metal‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reaction with Fischer metal carbene
intermediates bearing an electron‐rich alkoxyl or siloxyl group remains a big challenge due …

Stereoselective Synthesis of Silyl Enol Ethers with Acylsilanes and α, β-Unsaturated Ketones

Y Liu, Z Zhu, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, S Liu, X Shen - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Acylsilanes are emerging bench-stable reagents for the generation of electron-rich
oxycarbenes that are difficult to access with unstable diazo compounds. Herein, we report a …

Intramolecular photochemical [2+ 1]-cycloadditions of nucleophilic siloxy carbenes

A Bunyamin, C Hua, A Polyzos, DL Priebbenow - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Visible light induced singlet nucleophilic carbenes undergo rapid [2+ 1]-cycloaddition with
tethered olefins to afford unique bicyclo [3.1. 0] hexane and bicyclo [4.1. 0] heptane …

Photo click reaction of acylsilanes with indoles

C Stuckhardt, M Wissing… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐mediated coupling of acylsilanes with indoles is reported. This photo click reaction
occurs under mild conditions (415 nm) mostly in quantitative yield and provides stable …

Catalytic synthesis of cyclopropenium cations with Rh-carbynoids

HF Tu, A Jeandin, MG Suero - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report the first catalytic one-step synthesis of cyclopropenium cations (CPCs)
with readily available alkynes and hypervalent iodine reagents as carbyne sources. Key to …